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Night 4 of probation. After midnight, the Black Vultures push against the Camp Ridge perimeter. Not a full assault. A probe. Quiet, directional pressure designed to find the gaps in a fence line and the men standing on it. The Smiths and Moons are posted on the outer line alongside the camp's watch, and for the first time they are not petitioners observing how it's done. They are on the line. They are the answer.

The probe is met. Casey works the dark edge of the family's sector and kills one of the Marked befo ...